Cubans Are Suffering. Biden Needs to End the Embargo.
July 22, 2021 | Biden should reverse Trump’s sanctions and call an end to 60 years of brutal economic warfare.
Articles by Medea Benjamin
America’s Afghan War Is Ending. What About Iraq — and Iran?
July 14, 2021 | Even as Biden sticks to the Afghanistan withdrawal, he's launching strikes in Iraq and delaying a return to the Iran deal.
Biden’s Failure to Quickly Rejoin the Iran Deal Was a Boon to Hardliners
June 23, 2021 | Biden's dithering may have cost Iran's moderates the election. The best option now is for the U.S. to rejoin the deal before the hardliners take office.
A New Chapter in Peru’s History?
June 8, 2021 | Rural teacher Pedro Castillo’s victory in Peru could mean a new chapter for the country — if he can overcome a hostile press, business class, and Washington.
Make Normalizing Relations with Cuba a Priority
June 2, 2021 | With the stroke of a pen, Biden could lift trade and travel restrictions and allow unrestricted remittances to Cuba, alleviating needless pandemic suffering.
So Far, Biden’s Commitment to a ‘Rules-Based Order’ Rings Hollow
May 26, 2021 | Arming Israel as it assaulted Gaza was an open affront to the international law the administration claims to support.
Biden Promised Diplomacy. So Why Is He Still Listening to ‘the Blob’?
April 28, 2021 | Unforced errors have set back the Biden administration's diplomacy with Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and China.
U.S. Joins Past Empires In the Afghan Graveyard
April 21, 2021 | President Biden announced a removal of all U.S. troops by September 11, but he failed to include some important details.
The U.S. Joins the ‘Rules-Based World’ on Afghanistan
March 31, 2021 | At long last, the U.S. is turning to legitimate, multilateral diplomacy to end America’s longest war.
Biden’s Reckless Syria Bombing Is Not the Diplomacy He Promised
March 2, 2021 | Why hasn’t the Biden administration just done what it said it would do: Rejoin the Iran nuclear deal and de-escalate conflicts?